Games Weather Report of Week 1, 2010

Games Weather Report chart of hotness
What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the hottest right now. Think of it as a games weather report.

What follows is a listing of the Top 50 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined.

North America’s Top 50:

1. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
2. EA Sports Active (Wii)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
4. Just Dance (Wii)
5. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
6. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
7. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
9. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii)
10. The Biggest Loser (Wii)
11. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
12. EA Sports Active: More Workouts (Wii)
13. God of War: Collection (PS3)
14. Assassin’s Creed II (Xbox 360)
15. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
16. EA Sports Active: Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Edition (Wii)
17. Assassin’s Creed II (PS3)
18. Your Shape with Jenny McCarthy including Wii Motion Tracking Camera (Wii)
19. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
20. My Fitness Coach (Wii)
21. Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 with Gun Bundle (Wii)
22. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
23. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
24. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
25. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii)
26. Scribblenauts (DS)
27. Carnival Games (Wii)
28. Bayonetta (Xbox 360)
29. Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 (Wii)
30. Mario Kart DS (DS)
31. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
32. Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (Wii)
33. Darksiders (PS3)
34. Real Heroes: Firefighter (Wii)
35. The Sims 3 (PC, Mac)
36. Link’s Crossbow Training with Wii Zapper (Wii)
37. Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3 Bundle (Wii)
38. Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (PS3)
39. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii)
40. Gears of War 2 – Game of the Year Edition (Xbox 360)
41. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – Greatest Hits (PS3)
42. Darksiders (Xbox 360)
43. Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Kit (Xbox 360)
44. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
45. Borderlands (Xbox 360)
46. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
47. Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360)
48. Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story (DS)
49. FIFA Soccer 10 (PS3)
50. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Greatest Hits (PS3)

Japan’s Top 50:

1. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (PSP)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
3. Wii Fit Plus – Set with Wii Balance Board (Wii)
4. Tomodachi [Friend/Mii] Collection (DS)
5. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
7. Wii Sports Resort including white Wii MotionPlus (Wii)
8. Love Plus (DS)
9. Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PSP)
10. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
11. Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute (DS)
12. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
13. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
14. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (DS)
15. Monotarou Dentetsu 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki (Wii)
16. Steins; Gate – Limited Edition (Xbox 360)
17. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (PSP)
18. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
19. Assassin’s Creed II (PS3)
20. Mobile Suit Gundam Gundam VS. NEXT PLUS Gundam (PSP)
21. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
22. Taiko Drum Master Wii: Do Don and the Second Generation including Taiko Drum controller (Wii)
23. Hakuouki Portable – Special Edition (PSP)
24. Tokimeki Memorial 4 (PSP)
25. Karaoke Joysound Wii DX including Wii Microphone (Wii)
26. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (DS)
27. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
28. Pokemon HeartGold Version (DS)
29. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PS3)
30. Demon’s Souls (PS3)
31. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 7.0 Premium Package (PC)
32. SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC)
33. Left 4 Dead 2 (PC)
34. Ragnarok Online 7th Anniversary Package (PC)
35. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (PC)
36. Iron Hearts III – Japanese Version (PC)
37. Aikido Nobunaga’s Ambition (PC)
38. RPG Maker VX (PC)
39. Civilization IV: Deluxe Pack – Japanese Version (PC)
40. Empire: Total War – Japanese Version (PC)
41. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PC)
42. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 6.0 Premium Package (PC)
43. Left 4 Dead – Japanese Cheap Version (PC)
44. Microsoft Flight Simulator X – Gold Edition (PC)
45. The Sims 3 (PC)
The rest of the Top 50 is rounded out by popular pre-orders:
46. Ar Tonelico 3 (PS3)
47. God Eater (PSP)
48. Valkyria Chronicles 2 (PSP)
49. Hotel Dusk 2 AKA Last Window: Midnight Promise (DS)
50. God of War III – Limited Edition (PS3)

Europe’s Top 50:

1. Just Dance (Wii)
2. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
3. FIFA 10 (PS3)
4. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
5. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
6. Football Manager 2010 (PC, Mac)
7. EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer (Wii)
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
10. New Super Mario Brothers (Wii)
11. FIFA 10 (Xbox 360)
12. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
13. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii)
14. The Sims 3 (PC, Mac)
15. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
16. Assassin’s Creed II (Xbox 360)
17. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
18. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
19. Your Shape with Camera (Wii)
20. Bayonetta (Xbox 360)
21. Borderlands (Xbox 360)
22. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Xbox 360)
23. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360)
24. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (DS)
25. My Fitness Coach (Wii)
26. Assassin’s Creed II (PS3)
27. Need For Speed: Shift (PS3)
28. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
29. Puzzler World (DS)
30. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PC)
31. James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game (Xbox 360)
32. We Sing with 2 Logitech USB Microphones and USB Hub (Wii)
33. Grand Theft Auto IV – Platinum Edition (PS3)
34. Rabbids Go Home (Wii)
35. Bayonetta (PS3)
36. FIFA 10 (Wii)
37. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Game of the Year 2009 Edition (PS3)
38. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
39. James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game (PS3)
40. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
41. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii)
42. The Sims 3: World Adventures – Expansion Pack (PC, Mac)
43. Darksiders (PS3)
44. Assassin’s Creed – Platinum Edition (PS3)
45. Nintendo Presents: Crossword Collection (DS)
46. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PS3)
47. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (DS)
48. Darksiders (Xbox 360)
49. EA Sports Active: More Workouts (Wii)
50. Mario Kart DS (DS)

To recap the top games per system: Wii Fit Plus returns on the Wii chart to help people keep healthy in the New Year. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 stays on top of the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts. The Sims 3 is still top dog on the PC chart. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks keeps a strong debut on the DS chart. Kingdom Hearts II – Greatest Hits remains on the PS2 chart. And lastly, God of War Chains of Olympus – Greatest Hits returns on the PSP chart.

Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.
PS: Since everyone keeps asking, her name is Mayte Carranco.